West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-08-18
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Ire gaue OF base ball betwe2 IN the
Tunnelton Junior Browns mick
named Talpoles) and the Kingwood
Eagles (Wiggle-waggles). Friday
afternoon on the academy lot, was
witnessed by large crowd up 10 the
9th inning, when the other game be-
tween the Tigers and Academy drew
them 10 the Thomas farm. Wiggle-
waggles played at great dis
advantage as they were much smaller
and younger than their opponents.
the Tadpoles. Some 6ne playing
was displayed, however, on both
sides. Shrout and Davis, of the
Tunneltons, and Mccormick and Ed.
Lantz, of Kingwooders. doing re-
markable well. w j. Lavelle, the
kid that handles the lightning for the
b. ~ o. at Tunnelton, gave satisfac'
ton Is umpire, except when he order
ed another out of the field (instead
| of out of the diamond) who was not
running base, and he cutely replied,
III have TO climb the fence, then =
About the best play made was by
Jim Hays. Jim was stopped over
with lineup in hand, drinking, when
a hy was knocked to his base. He
promptly dropped the cup, took in
the fly and threw the ball to another
base thereby putting out two. Will
Lantz says If the town folks had
stayed on the grounds to cheer, the
Tunnelton kids would not have been
the victors, The Junior Browns are
all good players. Score, 81 TO 20 in
favor of the Junior Browns.
ACADEMY VS.. MAsoNTowN.
Early last Saturday morning the
young people of this place were busy
making preparations to go to Mason.
town TO witness the game of ball be-
tween the Academy nine and picked
nine from Masontown and surround.
ing country. 1t was n beautiful day
and all arrived in N. in time for din
ner. Some difficulty was experienced
in finding accommodations for so
many, but Misses Minnie and Luna
Hartley Mrs, II. being sick) proved
themselves equal to the emergency,
and ere long our voracious appetites
were satisfied
The field selected for the game was
one just beyond Mr.. Henry Hartley's
house. 1t was level enough, but not
smooth. After considerable delay in
measuring OF the bases, the players
got to work with the Academy boys
at the bat. For awhile il was not an
easy matter to tell which was the bet
ter club. The Masontown boys were
the larger and more muscular, but the
Academies the quicker. AS will be
seen by the score the visiting nine
started we'll but after that their play
ing was very irregular. On account
OF the unevennesJ Of the ground the
Cadies, being unable to stop batted
balls, let it run itself down. The Ma.
sOntown boys were more familiar with
the ground and had lees difficulty In
stopping q ball. Having played
game the previous day the Academy
boys did not play with as much ener.
gy as they otherwise would have
played, and in the fifth inning Mon.
rOe's arm gave out, which enabled
the home nine 10 score fourteen runs.
A change of pitchers was of adyan
tage, for the Masontown BOYS failed
TO score a run the FIRST inning that
J Capt. Fleming entered the bOx-in
fact it became the turn for the home
club to get ratified. During the last
three inniDgs the Masontown boys
made only nine runs while for the
same innings the Cadies made six
teen, At the end, the score stood q
to &c in favor Of Masontown.
The umpire was of in several de-
cisions but the errors were about
evenly divided.
| Capt Downs Of tie homo nine II a first
class player borrower you put him, and
for sumo time the Cables batted the air
Instead Of his balls.
Obi my, but the boys wero afraid Of
Jenkins, the left handel pitcher.
The Cademies in the field could neither
tell where a ball vas coming, nor hold II
is it should touch thoir hands. n center
field had not dropped one nv, ten runs
would not have been scored for Mason
/ town.
X jenkins, catcher for The home nino
r. good one. and l.. Cobun, short~stop
is hard 20 excel both i'm the field aud at
tie bat,